Of Obama's 19 Million Twitter Followers, 70% Are Fake

The TEA PARTY ECONOMIST A free daily subscription service from Ron Paul's original staff economist, Dr. Gary North! Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Of Obama's 19 Million Twitter Followers, 70% Are Fake. Did you know that you can buy Twitter followers really cheap? I mean for a penny each. Obama's campaign knows. A recent article in the New York Times reports that 70% of his are fake. The campaign bought them. Why do people who are not running for President buy fake followers? To make them look... READ MORE Public Schools Use GPS Devices to Track Students Some students do not like to go to school. So, they skip. In Austin, Texas, the district is fighting back. It has hired a company that provides GPS units. The school district gets permission from parents. Then it requires students to carry the GPS units. Every school day, the student must press a button to... READ MORE Over 2,500 Department of Homeland Security Employees Have Been Convicted of Crimes A federal auditor has reported that 2,527 employees of the DHS or conspirators working with these employees have been convicted of corruption or other felonies since 2004. He reported this to the House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee. He is presently dealing with over 1,500 open cases. He is a busy fellow. Here are the... READ MORE Government-Subsidized Energy Drains Us Permanently Why does the federal government support "green energy"? Because the free market won't. Why does the free market reject "green energy"? Because it costs more to generate than it brings in as revenues. Why is this the case? Because "green energy" is labor-intensive. Why do politicians support this? Because employed workers vote. Does the public... READ MORE "Suicide or Canada?" Asks Student Debtor. I Recommend Canada! A man who took on $100,000 of student debt to attend law school flunked out. He now makes $20,000 a year. He cannot repay his loans. He says he is contemplating suicide or fleeing to Canada. I recommend Canada. You can come back from Canada. Here is his story. I failed out of law school... READ MORE